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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Babu.
(b) Bomet.
(c) Narok.
(d) Nandi.
2. Who are Njeri's three sons?
(a) Ngotho, Kamau, and Njoroge.
(b) Boro, Kori, and Kamau.
(c) Memsahib, Jacobo, and Kori.
(d) Njoroge, Isaka, and Boro.
3. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?
(a) Mucatha.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) K.A.U.
(d) The Mau Mau.
4. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Njeri.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Lucia.
5. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Kori.
(c) Boro.
(d) Mwangi.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
2. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?
3. Boro tells his brother Kori that he was one of how many who escaped in Chapter 8?
4. What does the term "Ihii cia mutitu" mean (68)?
5. Who is Ngotho's second wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the relationship between Ngotho and Mr. Howlands depicted in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 3?
2. How does Njoroge describe Stephen Howlands in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 4?
3. How is the home of Njoroge described? How many huts are there?
4. What does Nairobi represent symbolically to Njoroge and others in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
5. What do the blacks of Kenya expect to be the outcome of Jomo's trial in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?
6. How does Karanja describe Mau Mau in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?
7. What does the land represent symbolically to Mr. Howlands?
8. How have Jacobo and Mr. Howlands' positions within the community changed in Part 2: "Darkness Falls"?
9. How much time has passed in the "Interlude" between Parts 1 and 2 of the novel? What tone is established in this brief chapter?
10. Where is the setting established in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 1? During what time period is the story set?
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